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Members of abuse commission in German diocese resign, citing lack of transparency

Two of the three independent abuse commissioners of the Catholic Diocese of Augsburg are resigning on April 30, according to the Augsburger Allgemeine.

U.S. State Department cites human rights violations in India

A report on human rights in India was released by the U.S. Department of State says “at least 175 persons were killed and more than 60,000 displaced between May 3 and November 15.”

Kenya: Severe floods ravage Nairobi

Ongoing heavy rain causes severe flooding in Kenya. The downpours that have been drenching the land since March have affected over 100,000 people across the country. More than 30 people have been killed in the floods and over 40,000 displaced, according to UN statistics.

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Pope Francis receives Hungarian President

Hungary’s President, Tamás Sulyok, is received in private audience in the Vatican by Pope Francis.

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Cardinal Parolin on Pope Francis’ pontificate: No reversals on reforms

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin discusses key issues roiling the Church during the presentation of the new book, “Five questions agitating the Church”, by noted Vaticanist Ignazio Ingrao.

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Pope to Hungarian pilgrims: 'The gift of peace begins in our hearts'

Meeting Hungarian pilgrims in the Vatican, Pope Francis encourages them to be men and women of peace and to continue to safeguard their Christian identity, and thanks the Hungarian Church for welcoming Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.

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Archbishop Caccia: We must work to support developing countries

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, speaks at the General Debate of the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD), and encourages working in concrete solidarity to reverse growing economic imbalances and to help developing nations.

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Pope to Catholic Action: Embracing one another can prevent wars

Pope Francis addresses Italian Catholic Action and emphasises the importance of embracing others through reflections on missing, saving, and life-changing embraces.

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Discretion on ‘Patriarch of the West’ may reflect Francis/Benedict dynamics

Maybe Francis and his team simply don’t want to call undue attention to one more case in which Francis reversing a decision of Benedict XVI.

Pope calls for negotiated peace, blasts climate change skeptics in CBS interview

“There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don’t believe it,” he said.